Last Thursday, I received a flurry of emails from ammunition dealers boasting variations on “now shipping directly to California residents.”
“Due to a recent US District Court ruling in California, demand for ammunition has increased significantly,” popular vendor Brownell’s noted. “We have plenty of ammo in-stock, but If you find that the ammo you want is unavailable, don’t worry!”
That was a quick heads up—within hours—that a panel of three judges for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found California’s restrictive ammunition laws to be in violation of the Second Amendment. Like Americans in free states, Californians no longer need to jump through legal hoops—or illegally cross the state line—to feed their guns. They can make their purchases cash-and-carry or place orders online.
Background Checks for Bullets
In 2016, California voters passed Proposition 63 which, among other provisions, required background checks for every single ammunition purchase…